Cryptoblepharus adamsi
| Cryptoblepharus adamsi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Cryptoblepharus |
| Species: | C. adamsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptoblepharus adamsi Horner, 2007
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Cryptoblepharus adamsi, also known commonly as Adams's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.[1][2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, adamsi, is in honor of Australian biologist Mark Adams.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of C. adamsi is savanna.[1]
Description
[edit]Small for its genus, C. adamsi has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of less than 4 cm (1.6 in) as an adult.[2]
Behavior
[edit]Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Vanderduys E (2018). "Cryptoblepharus adamsi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109452429A109452460. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109452429A109452460.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Cryptoblepharus adamsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 January 2020.
Further reading
[edit]- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Horner P (2007). "Systematics of the snake-eyed skinks, Cryptoblepharus Wiegmann (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) – an Australian-based review". The Beagle Supplement 3: 21–198. (Cryptoblepharus adamsi, new species).
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
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